Growing up, we had a game called “fight the tide” where we would build sand castles in the intertidal zone with a stick in the peak of the castle. Last stick standing wins a chocolate bar.

Ebb is the state of the tide going out, Flow is coming in.

Intertidal is an interesting thought, but isn’t it already taken by the area that is covered by high tide and exposed at low.

I was wondering about the point where it is halfway between high and low, whether it is ebbing or flowing. Slack is more the high or low point where it switches from ebbing to flowing.

Isn’t that more like Slack-tide when a high or low tide turns and becomes still (Stau like traffic?)

Median-Tide?

Never liked the way half-tide sounded, I think I’m liking Mean-Tide, or Median-Tide if I’m feeling fancy.

Mean Tide?

I think you’re right about slack and stand, and ebb and flood would work but it’s usually just a glimpse when I drive over a bridge that makes me think about it, so I don’t know which way it’s going.

I grew up on the coast, so I never really thought about tides just that that was the way it was. Then I married someone from a landlocked country and every time we drive over the bridge over the cove near our house I comment when the tide is high or low since they are used to lakes, and I’m never quite sure what to say when it’s in the middle.

As good a selection as any

Meddle, Pink Floyd

Please don’t bury me down in the cold cold ground

In all seriousness I’d rather they cut me up and pass me all around.

A blackout. You already collected it.

This is correct.

I would add James McMurtry "Ruby and Carlos" , "lights of Cheyenne "or "Hurricane Party"

The Glass Cannon

The Daily Beans

Behind the Bastards

Wrath of Kahn,

It was the first movie my mom dropped me off at at about 12nyears old. I'm sure she was grateful she didn't have to go.

I was not ready for the earworms. Still gives me the heebie-jeebies.

I went to Pulp Fiction 3 times on opening weekend.

That was a good weekend.

I'm not going to say Meatfucker did nothing wrong, but I always liked A Frank Exchange of Views .

Swiss-German is a pretty good secret language.

Perhaps more useful is to silently make your mouth into an "o" like you're saying "go" if you want to go, or a line like you're saying "stay" if you want to stay.

I’ve slept on one for 20+ years and they really work for me and my wife. Our current one is a platform bed with a futon matress from https://www.thefutonshop.com we got it in 2015 and it has lasted well. I’m sure there are other nice ones available.

If you need to fold it into a couch get one that folds in the direction that you lie in which keeps the lumps under control. If you don’t need to fold it, you can get a thicker mattress which will still be very firm.

If you sleep in it all the time, flip it over every month or two. Alternate between flipping it long ways and sideways.

Get a frame, even being a couple of inches off the floor gives it some air.

The biggest minus for me is that I’m so used to it all hotel/guest beds are too soft now.

We have one in our guest room too and have gotten more compliments than complaints FWIW.